Rocky Cape National Park 
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Rocky Cape National Park, established in 1967 to protect the prehistoric caves, is a rugged stretch of coast with reefs and small offshore islands.
The caves, occupied by the aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania over thousands of years, are of great archaeological interest for the great heaps of animal and fish bones and shells, which throw light on the life of the Aborigines. Rock shelters that provided protection from the weather can be seen at the west end of Sisters Beach and on Flagpole Hill at Rocky Cape. Along the coast are little hidden beaches sheltered by promontories of quartzite rock reaching out into the Bass Strait.
The caves, occupied by the aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania over thousands of years, are of great archaeological interest for the great heaps of animal and fish bones and shells, which throw light on the life of the Aborigines. Rock shelters that provided protection from the weather can be seen at the west end of Sisters Beach and on Flagpole Hill at Rocky Cape. Along the coast are little hidden beaches sheltered by promontories of quartzite rock reaching out into the Bass Strait.
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Address:
Rocky Cape National Park, Smithton, TAS 7330, Australia
Tips: Access via Bass Highway; then side road to Sisters Beach or Rocky Cape, 12km and 30km west of Wynyard.
Admission cost is per vehicle per day up to a maximum of eight people.
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